Messalonskee senior Caden Cote finishes third in the pole vault.
Steve Craig
Staff Writer
Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene and, more recently, the Portland Hearts of Pine men's professional soccer team. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office in Skowhegan at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he had a multi-year stint as the Portland Press Herald's freelance motorsports writer. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Press Herald. Steve was named the National Sports Media Association's 2022 Maine Sportswriter of the Year, 27 years after winning the award for New Hampshire.
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Maine’s Shawn Warren shoots 8-over 78 in first round of PGA Championship
The Windham native and teaching pro at Falmouth Country Club is playing in his third major championship.
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Maine’s Shawn Warren is ready for his third crack at the PGA Championship
This time the Falmouth Country Club pro has a clear goal: hit more greens in regulation. The major tournament starts Thursday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Megan Phelps hired as Bowdoin women’s basketball coach
A Maine native and former player and assistant coach at Bowdoin, the 29-year-old will replace one-year coach Sacha Santimano.
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State’s golf association to run Freeport course in effort to increase youth play
The Maine State Golf Association has rebranded itself as Maine Golf and will take over operation of the former Freeport Country Club.
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Maine’s Shawn Warren qualifies for PGA Championship for third time
The teaching pro at Falmouth Country Club fires a final-round 66 on Wednesday to tie for sixth place at the PGA Professional Championship.
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Maine Mariners begin franchise’s first playoff quest
The ECHL club, in its third season, opens a best-of-seven series at Reading on Wednesday night.
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Scheduling plan seeks to curb blowouts in high school football
For the first time, Class A schools would play a game against a New Hampshire opponent.
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Female trailblazers in Maine sports honored on 50th anniversary of Title IX
Brenda Beckwith, who attended Lawrence, and Emily Ellis, who attended Mt. View, were among those honored.
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Wrestling: 2022 Varsity Maine All-State team
Two freshmen and a sophomore are among the 14 All-State wrestlers.